WEBVTT CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE BOOKSNOW, U-S SKIJUMPERS AND NORDICCOMBINEDATHLETES ARELOOKING FORWARD TOWARD THE2018 WINTER OLYMPICS IN PYEONGCHANG.BILLY DEMONG, USA NORDICEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR15.16.14 "WE'VE GOT A YOUNG AND INSPIREDGROUP OFATHLETES WHOARE SEEING THERESULTS, THEKIND OF FRUITSOF THEIR LABORLABOR IF YOUWILL. AND WHERE THEY AREHEADED, I THINK THEY'RE HEADEDRIGHT DOWN IN OUR FOOTSTEPS." 15.16.27BUT ALL IN DUETIME, HE SAYS --WHICH MAY BE IN ANOTHER FEW YEARS SINCE MANY OF THE ATHLETES ARESTILL YOUNG AND NEW TO THEOLYMPICS. HE STRESSES, IT TAKES TIME TO DEVELOP ANATHLETE'S POTENTIAL.BILLY DEMONG, USA NORDICEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR15.17.01 "WE'RE GOING TO NEED SOME RUNWAY.EVEN IF WE GOTA MEDAL THISYEAR IT WOULD BE ALMOST LUCKY AS THEINVESTMENT IS RAMPED UP, THEROI REALLY ISN'TFOR 2018 -- AND I'M NOT TRYINGTO COUNT US OUT BY ANYMEANS -- BUTTHE FOCUS IS TO SHOW THAT YOU HAVE THECAPACITY TO CREATE GOOD PLANS AND ITTAKES TIME TO BUILD ATHLETES."15.17.22HE SAYS THE TEAM'SPROSPECTS ARE GOOD IN THE LONG RUN -- ESPECIALLYSINCE THE U-S FINALLY BROUGHT HOMEOLYMPIC GOLD IN 2010, WHICH DEMONG WON, BREAKING AN OLD BARRIER.BILLY DEMONG, USA NORDICEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR15.20.23 "TOSOME DEGREE ITFELT LIKE WEWERE TRYING TOPUT A MAN ONTHE MOON. NOBODY FROM THE UNITEDSTATES HADEVER WON AMEDAL IN NORDIC COMBINED."WITH THAT BARRIER OUT OFTHE WAY, ANDGIVEN THE TIME, RESOURCES AND FOCUS -- HE SAYS THEOUTLOOK ISGREAT.BILLY DEMONG, USA NORDICEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR15.21.30 "I'M NOT JUST OPTIMISTIC BUT PRETTYINVESTED IN WORKING NOT JUST AS ANADMINISTRATOR BUT OBVIOUSLY HAND-IN-HANDWITH THEATHLETES TO SHARE MY OWNEXPERIENCES AND I'M SEEING THEPATHWAYS TO SUCCESS FOR A LOT OF THESEFOLKS PRETTYCLEAR." NATS OF JUMPING ON THE ROAD TOTHE 2018 WINTER OLYMPICS, I'M DAVID SCHNEIDER.